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Word 1

Definition: a Christmas cookie usually made with honey, brown sugar, almonds, candied fruit peel, and spices

Pronunciation information: LAPE-coo-khun Click to hear pronunciation.

Word 2

Definition: an arrangement of five things with one at each corner and one in the middle of a square

Pronunciation information: KWIN-kunks Click to hear pronunciation.

Word 3

Definition: a reddish fawn antelope of western Africa having black markings

Pronunciation information: KAH-ruh-gum Click to hear pronunciation.

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